Gunton railway station
Railway station in Norfolk, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Railway station in Norfolk, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gunton railway station is a stop on the Bittern Line in Norfolk, England; it serves the villages of Lower Street, Thorpe Market and Southrepps. It is 19 miles 63 chains (31.8 km) from Norwich, between North Walsham to the south and Roughton Road to the north. Train services are operated by Greater Anglia.
General information | |||||
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Location | Lower Street, Thorpe Market, North Norfolk England | ||||
Grid reference | TG255351 | ||||
Managed by | Greater Anglia | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | GNT | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
Key dates | |||||
29 July 1876 | Opened | ||||
19 April 1965 | Closed to freight | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 19,188 | ||||
2019/20 | 18,560 | ||||
2020/21 | 3,334 | ||||
2021/22 | 22,228 | ||||
2022/23 | 28,446 | ||||
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There is no village named Gunton; the station is in the parish of Thorpe Market and closest to Lower Street.
It was built primarily for the convenience of Lord Suffield, who lived at nearby Gunton Hall; he was a major investor in the original East Norfolk Railway,[1] which built the line from Norwich to Cromer.[2]
The station is unstaffed and consists of a single platform with a basic shelter. Originally the location of a passing loop, the northbound platform and station buildings are preserved but now privately owned.
There is a ticket machine, digital service displays and a free car park that can accommodate six vehicles.[3]
All services at Gunton are operated by Greater Anglia using Class 755 BMUs.
The typical off-peak service is one train every two hours in each direction between Norwich and Sheringham via Cromer. During the peak hours, the service is increased to one train per hour in each direction.[4]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Greater Anglia | ||||
Disused railways | ||||
Line and station open | Great Eastern Railway | Line and station closed |
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